All Magazine articles – Page 112
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MagazineEmbracing the challenge
As they search for new ways to diversify their portfolios Finnish investors see opportunities in the current crisis. Rachel Fixsen reports
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MagazineGradual thaw
Icelandic pension funds’ relationship to real estate has been tenuous partly due to lack of product. Things are now changing as Maha Khan Phillips reports
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MagazineSo near, so far
Traditionally home-biased Norwegian pension funds are proceeding cautiously. The debate over the prudent man principle is a case in point. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Home concerns from abroad
Increasing competition at home is forcing Danish pension funds to make allocations to property overseas, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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MagazineComfort zone
While some funds are looking overseas, a culture of conservatism and caution keeps the focus on the domestic market, says Lynn Strongin Dodds
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MagazineCross the investibility threshold
Almost a year after REITs’ introduction in the UK, legislation on investment in residential property is still work in progress. Rupert Dickinson reports
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MagazineSticks and carrots
Last year the FT referred to Prupim CEO Martin Moore as Britain’s third most powerful property player – after two politicians. He would never tell you that of course! At the helm since 1996, Moore is passionate about sustainability and the need to engage at the highest levels to progress ...
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MagazineIrrational delay
They move too slowly. They take too long. They lose out as a result. Are pension funds so hidebound by their own rules that they are missing the chance to generate returns? Shayla Walmsley finds out
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MagazineStates of ambition
Oil revenues are surging, the rate of development is staggering and the potential for returns is very appealing. But there are concerns about capacity and the role the region will play in the world economy. Ian Cundell reports
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MagazineAccommodating progress
REITs are breaking new ground in Dubai with potential for more in the region to soak up the vast excess of liquidity. Simon Gray reports
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MagazineThrough a glass darkly
Data, if you can get hold of it, needs to be meaningful; information, in turn, necessitates cooperation, as Charles Follows explains
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MagazineFettered dynamism
South Africa real estate tops the IPD performance index and the economic outlook is good but a shortage of prime real estate, building materials and a severe brain drain are clouding the horizon, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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MagazineDanish flying club class
This Danish adventure into ‘club’ investing has been hugely successful. However, its appeal is not universal; in some countries it might be a non-starter. Kristen Paech reports
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MagazineJoining forces
Investing in a group can offer many advantages, but do so-called ‘club’ deals make good commercial sense? Julian Schiller reports
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MagazineStandard deviation
Compromise may be the best we can achieve as we strive for internationally comparable yield data, as Michael Haddock explains
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MagazineHeading for the exit
Although Europe’s first generation of non-listed real estate funds are coming to the end of their terms, the impact on the market is unlikely to be severe, especially if investors and managers work together efficiently. Steve Hays reports
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MagazineLocation is everything
Those Australian super funds which have a view of Sydney are focusing on the best positioned assets. Their perspective on Australia’s financial centre is provided by Richard Newell
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MagazineDutch pioneers
Large pension assets and a small home market mean that pension funds from the Netherlands are ahead of their European counterparts whose Asia strategies are still relatively new. Kristen Paech reports
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MagazineBasking in brighter prospects
After some years of being outshone by other Australian cities, Sydney is picking up again, driven by sound fundamentals. Rod Cornish reports
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MagazineProduct plays catch up
Bullishness about Asia sits alongside concern about the region’s ability to absorb and retain capital. So select your opportunities carefully, warns Michael Grimes
